AMS BULLETIN SPRING 2003
EDITORS COLUMN
We hope that this bulletin on the website will be more accessible to our members and to other organizations, both here and abroad, to find information on current events in the field of Insurance Medicine and use the hyper-links to other related societies via http://www.assurancemedicalsociety.org.uk/

REPORTS FROM MEETINGS

CEECLAM-2002
This first meeting took place in Warsaw in November. About 250 delegates from Central Eastern Europe attended an excellent scientific programme. This was hosted by our Polish counterpart PAIM and Hungarian colleagues from MEBOT and was held at the Marriott Hotel, an outstanding venue. Speakers from the UK included Dr. Kevin Somerville and the Editor, Raymond Gill. It is hoped that this two and a half day meeting will be published as it contains some very interesting data on life and disability insurance. The next CEECLAM meeting is scheduled for 2004 in Zagreb; details will be posted on the PAIM website accessible from the AMS website. 
EUMASS-2002 
An enthusiastic meeting was held in Oslo in June at the Soria Moria Conference centre, about 20 minutes train ride up the mountain behind Oslo. About 70 Doctors in Social Security from the Common Market and impending member countries joined for a stimulating meeting the guest speaker being the Deputy Minister of Health. The Editor presented a paper on 'Occupational Accidents' drawing on a wide variety of occupations at risk from various parts of the world. The Eumass meeting clearly showed the close association between Social Security Medicine and private sector insurance in both risks and claims. Hopefully a transcript of the meeting will be available. 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF INSURANCE MEDICINE 
An excellent meeting was held on the 11th.to the 15th.October at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, under the good care of Bob and Sharon Frank and their team.

The topics covered a full range of prognostic data, including New Markers of CV Mortality, What Works and does Not Work in the Treatment of Back Pain, Mortality Studies in RA and Lupus, Mortality in Stroke and Survivors in TIA, LTC underwriting, Carpal Tunnel and Disability, The Metabolic Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease in Adults, Life Expectancy During Social Turmoil-the East European Experience, NASH, Diastolic Dysfunction in the Elderly, just to give a flavour of the high quality presentations.

The Social Programme included a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s house, Taliesin West, with the added excitement of the incidental discovery of a `rattler` in one of the auditoria!

Personally this was a great opportunity to see Sedona, fly by helicopter into the Grand Canyon, drive up to southern Utah to see Bryce Canyon and Lake Powell, the journey of a `life-time`.

FUTURE INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
The 2004 Programme is being assembled by AAIM President Dr Charlie Jones and his team, will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colorado, October 2nd to 6th.

The dates for 2005 are September 17th to 21st. at the Fairmont Chicago and 2006 is being scheduled foe Texas.

For further information contact Ellyn Holzman CMP, Executive Secretary, AAIM, on info@aaimedicine.org
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF INSURANCE MEDICINE 
The American Academy runs triennial courses for Doctors and Underwriters, the best of its kind. The next one is on the 2nd to the 6th March in Tampa, Florida.
This year we have the main Academy meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona in/on the 11th to the 15th October. Details are available on their website accessible through the AMS website hyperlink.
ACADEMY OF INSURANCE MEDICINE OF ASIA
The next meeting will be in New Delhi in February 2004. Details of the programme are available via their website: 
ASSURANCE MEDICAL SOCIETY FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be on February 4th.2004 at Lettsom house, when Dr. Michael Gatzoulis will deliver an address entitled Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

There will be an all day meeting with the RSM, at the RSM, on the 11th.March 2004, details to follow, the usual meeting on the 5th.May, the speaker to be arranged, and a joint meeting with the AMU on the 20th.October 2004.
PAST ASSURANCE MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS/EVENTS
Dr Kevin Somerville gave an address on the 5th, November 2003 on Medical Screening in Life Insurance Medicine which was very well attended.

Presidential address 5th February 2003.
Professor Robert Rubens address 'Cancer & Insurance: 25 years on'
Ballot to elect new members of Council prior to the AGM on the 5th February in accordance with the rules of the Society.
7th May 2003 Presentation by Dr Harry Hall & Dr William Hamilton
27th February 2003 -Joint meeting with Select 74-at the Princess Suite2, Madejski Stadium, Reading. Details from Mrs. Betty Smallwood at the AMS or E-mail: mikeorourke@hsbc.com